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WPP PLC Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements 2026

May 8, 2026

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Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements

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National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 6512D

WPP PLC

08 May 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8 May 2026

WPP PLC ("WPP")

Results of AGM

Following its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held at 10.00am on Friday 8 May 2026, WPP announces the results of the poll vote for each resolution set out in the Notice of AGM. The full text of the resolutions proposed at the AGM is included in WPP's Notice of AGM published on 19 March 2026, which is available on WPP's website at: www.wpp.com/investors.

Resolutions 1 to 17 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 18 to 20 were passed as special resolutions.

The following table shows the votes cast on each resolution:

Resolution Total Votes  For % Total Votes Against % Total Votes Cast Votes Withheld
1 Ordinary Resolution to receive the 2025 Annual Report and Accounts 905,526,445 99.99% 135,788 0.01% 905,662,233 403,209
2 Ordinary Resolution to declare a final dividend 905,482,063 99.94% 525,816 0.06% 906,007,879 57,563
3 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Compensation        Committee report 686,768,749 75.84% 218,835,048 24.16% 905,603,797 461,645
4 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Directors' Compensation Policy 678,516,018 74.92% 227,188,927 25.08% 905,704,945 380,497
5 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Angela Ahrendts DBE as a Director 873,033,403 96.37% 32,895,183 3.63% 905,928,586 136,856
6 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Simon Dingemans as a Director 791,878,593 98.95% 8,440,126 1.05% 800,318,719 105,746,723
7 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sandrine Dufour as a Director 894,678,647 98.76% 11,256,898 1.24% 905,935,545 129,897
8 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Tom Ilube CBE as a Director 894,410,984 98.73% 11,528,291 1.27% 905,939,275 126,167
9 Ordinary Resolution to elect Philip Jansen as a Director 897,294,234 99.04% 8,653,138 0.96% 905,947,372 118,070
10 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Cindy Rose OBE as a Director 902,623,890 99.63% 3,332,950 0.37% 905,956,840 108,602
11 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Keith Weed CBE as a Director 890,413,850 99.04% 8,652,766 0.96% 899,066,616 6,998,826
12 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Jasmine Whitbread as a Director 892,048,983 98.47% 13,893,640 1.53% 905,942,623 122,819
13 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Joanne Wilson as a Director 902,593,916 99.63% 3,354,337 0.37% 905,948,253 117,189
14 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Dr. Ya-Qin Zhang as a Director 790,960,464 98.83% 9,360,744 1.17% 800,321,208 105,744,234
15 Ordinary Resolution to re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditor of the Company 905,526,755 99.98% 202,016 0.02% 905,728,771 336,671
16 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Audit Committee, on behalf of the Board, to determine the auditor's remuneration 905,505,852 99.98% 221,369 0.02% 905,727,221 338,221
17 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities 771,849,994 85.20% 134,115,594 14.80% 905,965,588 99,854
18 Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares 905,374,604 99.95% 449,815 0.05% 905,824,419 241,023
19 Special Resolution to authorise the

disapplication of pre-emption rights
864,629,910 95.45% 41,258,461 4.55% 905,888,371 177,071
20 Special Resolution to authorise the

disapplication of pre-emption rights in

connection with acquisitions and other

specified capital investments
791,140,080 87.33% 114,737,461 12.67% 905,877,541 187,901

Notes:

(1)  The "for" votes include those giving the Chair discretion.

(2)  Total votes "for" and "against" are expressed as a percentage of the total votes cast.

(3)  A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" a resolution.

(4)  Issued Share Capital (excluding Treasury Shares): 1,078,802,358 ordinary shares.

The above poll results will shortly be available on WPP's website at www.wpp.com/investors. In accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.2 a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business of the Company, will be submitted to the FCA and will in due course be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

Balbir Kelly-Bisla

Company Secretary

Further information 

Media: [email protected]

Investors: [email protected]

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company - powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit wpp.com.  

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